Issues: Privacy

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1313EFF fights in the courts and Congress to extend your privacy rights into the digital world, and supports the development of privacy-protecting technologies. Donate to EFF to help support our efforts.
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1515**For information about the law and technology of government surveillance in the United States, check out EFF's [Surveillance Self-Defense](http://ssd.eff.org/) project.**
1616
1717## Litigation
1818
19- [Rehberg v. Hodges](https://eff.org/cases/rehberg-v-hodges)
2019- [In Re Application of the United States of America for an Order Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2703(d)](https://eff.org/cases/re-application-united-states-america-order)
21- [City of Ontario v. Quon](https://eff.org/cases/city-ontario-v-quon)
22- [San Mateo Court Litigation](https://eff.org/cases/san-mateo)
20- [FOIA: Records on PATRIOT Act Use and Misuse](https://eff.org/foia/foia-records-patriot-act-use-and-misuse)
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24 EFF has urged a California state court to suppress evidence gathered by law enforcement from a suspect's iPhone during a warrantless search, including phone book contacts, called phone numbers, emails, text messages, Internet search history, and photos.
22 EFF filed suit against the DOJ, demanding FBI records on effectiveness, lawfulness, and potential misuse of three controversial PATRIOT Act surveillance provisions.
2523
26- [Warshak v. United States](https://eff.org/cases/warshak-v-united-sta)
24- [Hersh v. Cohen](https://eff.org/cases/hersh-v-cohen)
25- [Rehberg v. Hodges](https://eff.org/cases/rehberg-v-hodges)
26- [City of Ontario v. Quon](https://eff.org/cases/city-ontario-v-quon)
2727- [FOIA: Social Networking Monitoring](https://eff.org/foia/social-network-monitoring)
2828
2929 EFF, along with students from the Samuelson Clinic at UC Berkeley, filed suit against a half-dozen government agencies seeking their policies for using social networking sites for investigations, data-collection, and surveillance.
3030
31- [FOIA: Records on PATRIOT Act Use and Misuse](https://eff.org/foia/foia-records-patriot-act-use-and-misuse)
31- [San Mateo Court Litigation](https://eff.org/cases/san-mateo)
3232
33 EFF filed suit against the DOJ, demanding FBI records on effectiveness, lawfulness, and potential misuse of three controversial PATRIOT Act surveillance provisions.
33 EFF has urged a California state court to suppress evidence gathered by law enforcement from a suspect's iPhone during a warrantless search, including phone book contacts, called phone numbers, emails, text messages, Internet search history, and photos.
3434
35- [Hersh v. Cohen](https://eff.org/cases/hersh-v-cohen)
35- [NASA v. Nelson](https://eff.org/cases/nasa-v-nelson)
3636
3737» [All Privacy Cases](https://eff.org/related/384/case)
3838
3939## In The News
4040
41- EWEEKEUROPE.CO.UK | March 28, 2011 [HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/3/28-1)
42- AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE | April 01, 2011 [The Patriot Act Endures](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/4/1)
43- GIZMODO AUSTRALIA | March 28, 2011 [Microsoft Disables HTTPS For Hotmail Users In Iran, Sudan (and More)](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/3/28-0)
41- INTERNET EVOLUTION | April 25, 2011 [Rethinking Online Tracking](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/4/25-0)
42- DETROIT NEWS | April 25, 2011 [Feds mine Facebook for info](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/4/25)
43- HUFFINGTON POST | January 01, 1970 [Looking At Who's Looking At You: Users Lack Necessary Tools To See Who's Tracking Them Online](https://eff.org/press/mentions/1970/1/1-15)
4444
4545» [All Privacy News Articles](https://eff.org/related/384/mention)
4646
4747## Other Resources
4848
49- April 12, 2011 [When the Government Comes Knocking, Who Has Your Back?](https://www.eff.org/pages/when-government-comes-knocking-who-has-your-back)
4950- March 07, 2011 [Act Now: Less Than Three Months to Rein in PATRIOT and Restore JUSTICE!](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5051- [Technology Research and Development](https://eff.org/code)
5152- February 07, 2011 [Tell Your Representative to Reject the PATRIOT Act Sneak Attack!](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5253- February 02, 2011 [Contact the Senate Judiciary Committee TODAY to Support Reforms to PATRIOT Act!](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5354- [Patterns of Misconduct: FBI Intelligence Violations from 2001 - 2008](https://eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violations)
5455- [HTTPS Everywhere FAQ](https://eff.org/https-everywhere/faq)
5556- [HTTPS Everywhere](https://eff.org/https-everywhere)
5657- [Google Book Search Settlement and Reader Privacy for Authors and Publishers](https://eff.org/issues/privacy/google-book-search-settlement-for-authors-and-publishers)
5758- [TOSBack](https://eff.org/code/tosback)
5859- [Google Book Search Settlement and Reader Privacy](https://eff.org/issues/privacy/google-book-search-settlement)
5960- April 06, 2009 [Reform The PATRIOT Act: Stop Abuse of National Security Letters](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
60- February 03, 2009 [California Action Alert - Say No to Biometrics in CA Driver's Licenses](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
6161- [Privacy Software: Tor](http://tor.eff.org/)
62- February 03, 2009 [California Action Alert - Say No to Biometrics in CA Driver's Licenses](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
6263- [MyTube - Limit the Privacy Risks of Embedded Video](https://eff.org/code/mytube)
6364- [EFF's Case Against AT&T](https://eff.org/nsa/hepting)
6465- June 20, 2008 [Tell The Senate to Vote Against Immunity](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
6566- May 07, 2008 [Don't Let the Justice Department Harvest DNA from Innocents](https://eff.org/action/protectdna)
66- May 01, 2008 [Protect Digital Privacy at the Border and Beyond](http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
6767- [Total Information Awareness (TIA)](http://www.eff.org/Privacy/TIA/)
68- May 01, 2008 [Protect Digital Privacy at the Border and Beyond](http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
6869- April 15, 2008 [Repeal the REAL ID Act](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
6970
7071## Related Issues
7172
7273- [National Security Letters](https://eff.org/issues/national-security-letters)
7374- [International Privacy Standards](https://eff.org/issues/international-privacy-standards)